About Us

Clinton Cunha, Research Advisor

Clinton has a Masters in Bioinformatics (University of Guelph) and a Masters of Science in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (University of Ottawa). He also has an Honors Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (Carnegie Mellon University). His main areas of focus include Bioinformatics, Data Analysis, Python programming, Biology, Science, Cancer Research and ESL. Professionally, Clinton is a qualified Bioinformatician/Biologist/Instructor and knows how to deal with different types of biological data to derive meaningful relationships using Python, SAS, R and BASH. He has greatly helped our group with coding, debugging and taught us to work together to figure out our issues.

Spring 2024

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Harshita Keerthipati

Harshita is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School who is interested in the fields of bioinformatics and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, doing karate, and going to the movies.

Shriya Viswanathan

Shriya is a freshman at Shepton High school in Texas. She is interested in the fields of computing and bioinformatics, applied to biotechnology and genetics. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and squash.

Anish Jupudy

Anish is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is interested In Computational Biology and Molecular Biology. In his free time, he codes in hackathons or bikes with his friends.

Aanya Bhasin

Aanya is a junior at Presentation High School and is eager to explore the endless opportunities in the scientific industry. Her love for science and her passion to serve her community has pushed her to pursue a career in research and medicine. During her free time, you’ll find her listening and analyzing the lyrics of people like Taylor Swift and watching Gilmore Girls. She loves to bake and cook and her best friend is her labradoodle, Coco.

Yesha Sacatani

Yesha is a junior at American Canyon High School and strives to become a pediatric or OB-GYN doctor in order to get rid of racial disparities in healthcare and is passionate about transforming the healthcare system by providing more inexpensive solutions towards diseases for low-income families through medical research. In her free time, she enjoys piano, singing, reading, journaling, and volunteering at her local hospital.

Varsitaa Srinivasan

Varsitaa is a sophomore at Notre Dame San Jose with a great passion for biological sciences and STEM accessibility and equity. In her free time, she loves experimenting with CADding mechanisms, volunteering to make engineering and biology accessible for children of all backgrounds, baking cakes, and listening to Taylor Swift.

Emily Chen

Emily is junior at West Springfield High School who is interested in bioinformatics and medicine and hopes to pursue a career in public health. At school she is Student Ambassador and involved in Science Olympiad, Key Club, and much more. In her free time, she likes to learn languages, play the violin, and listen to music. 

Kanika Rawat

Kanika is a sophomore at Notre Dame High School and is interested in a career that combines computer science and biology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing the piano, and hiking. 

Saharsh Bangaru

Saharsh Bangaru is a freshman at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. He is highly passionate about biology, especially research in the fields of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. At school, he is the vice president of the Science Olympiad club. He also actively participates in the Neuroscience club and HOSA club at school. He runs a chess club of his own. In his free time, he composes music, attends international chess tournaments, enjoys science bowls, and enjoys hiking a lot.

Aarush Laddha

Aarush is currently a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School who is fascinated by the fields of bioinformatics, molecular biology, and data science. In his free time, he loves debating in tournaments, dancing, and hanging out with his friends.

Fall 2023

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Sreenidhi Challagundla

Sreenidhi is a junior at Cupertino High School, who is extremely passionate about biology and computer science research, and aspires to pursue a career in bioinformatics. In her free time, she enjoys solving puzzles and playing badminton.

Aparna Bhaskar

Aparna is a high school junior, who is passionate in the fields of biotechnology, computational biology, and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton and hiking. 

Harshita Keerthipati

Harshita is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School who is interested in the fields of bioinformatics and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, doing karate, and going to the movies.

Shriya Viswanathan

Shriya is a freshman at Shepton High school in Texas. She is interested in the fields of computing and bioinformatics, applied to biotechnology and genetics. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and squash.

Sumayyah Ismail

Sumayyah is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose who is passionate about promoting equity in STEM through scientific innovation. In her free time, you can find her debating, playing soccer, doing henna on her friends, and reading (not all at once)! 

Aanya Bhasin

Aanya is a junior at Presentation High School and is eager to explore the endless opportunities in the scientific industry. Her love for science and her passion to serve her community has pushed her to pursue a career in research and medicine. During her free time, you’ll find her listening and analyzing the lyrics of people like Taylor Swift and watching Gilmore Girls. She loves to bake and cook and her best friend is her labradoodle, Coco.

Anish Jupudy

Anish is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is interested In Computational Biology and Molecular Biology. In his free time, he codes in hackathons or bikes with his friends.

Risha Potluri

Risha is a sophomore at Langley High School ('26) who is pursuing a career in biological sciences and communications. At school, she is involved with Science Olympiad, Math Honor Society, Lincoln - Douglas debate, and Model United Nations, as well as being a softball announcer for her school’s junior - varsity and varsity teams. 

Yesha Sacatani

Yesha is a junior at American Canyon High School and strives to become a pediatric or OB-GYN doctor in order to get rid of racial disparities in healthcare and is passionate about transforming the healthcare system by providing more inexpensive solutions towards diseases for low-income families through medical research. In her free time, she enjoys piano, singing, reading, journaling, and volunteering at her local hospital.

Varsitaa Srinivasan

Varsitaa is a sophomore at Notre Dame San Jose with a great passion for biological sciences and STEM accessibility and equity. In her free time, she loves experimenting with CADding mechanisms, volunteering to make engineering and biology accessible for children of all backgrounds, baking cakes, and listening to Taylor Swift.

Emily Chen

Emily is junior at West Springfield High School who is interested in bioinformatics and medicine and hopes to pursue a career in public health. At school she is Student Ambassador and involved in Science Olympiad, Key Club, and much more. In her free time, she likes to learn languages, play the violin, and listen to music. 

Aarush Laddha

Aarush is currently a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School who is fascinated by the fields of bioinformatics, molecular biology, and data science. In his free time, he loves debating in tournaments, dancing, and hanging out with his friends.

Summer 2023

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Sreenidhi Challagundla

Sreenidhi is a junior at Cupertino High School, who is extremely passionate about biology and computer science research, and aspires to pursue a career in bioinformatics. In her free time, she enjoys solving puzzles and playing badminton.

Aparna Bhaskar

Aparna is a high school junior, who is passionate in the fields of biotechnology, computational biology, and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton and hiking. 

Aditya Bhaskara

Aditya is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School. He is very passionate about cancer biology and psychology, and plans to pursue a career in research. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, and biking. He also really likes Chipotle.

Samarth Shah

Samarth is a sophomore at Basis Independent Fremont Upper. He is very passionate about biology and chemistry, and he plans to pursue a career in medicine. He is interested in specializing into oncology, which has driven his focus on cancer biology and research. In his free time, he enjoys to explore different types of music. He also really likes Chipotle. 

Ivan Zhang

Ivan is a junior at Basis Independent Silicon Valley and is interested in exploring the intersections of many different fields with biology. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and listening to kpop.

Conrad Hsu

Conrad is a junior at Carlmont High School, who is passionate about data science, generative models, and bioinformatics. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, playing jazz piano, or biking with his friends. 

Harshita Keerthipati

Harshita is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School who is interested in the fields of bioinformatics and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, doing karate, and going to the movies.

Shriya Viswanathan

Shriya is a freshman at Shepton High school in Texas. She is interested in the fields of computing and bioinformatics, applied to biotechnology and genetics. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and squash.

Sumayyah Ismail

Sumayyah is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose who is passionate about promoting equity in STEM through scientific innovation. In her free time, you can find her debating, playing soccer, doing henna on her friends, and reading (not all at once)! 

Aanya Bhasin

Aanya is a junior at Presentation High School and is eager to explore the endless opportunities in the scientific industry. Her love for science and her passion to serve her community has pushed her to pursue a career in research and medicine. During her free time, you’ll find her listening and analyzing the lyrics of people like Taylor Swift and watching Gilmore Girls. She loves to bake and cook and her best friend is her labradoodle, Coco.

Anish Jupudy

Anish is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is interested In Computational Biology and Molecular Biology. In his free time, he codes in hackathons or bikes with his friends.

Shivali Pathak

Shivali is a senior at California High School who is passionate about pursuing the pre-med pathway as an aspiring pediatrician. She loves to volunteer for organizations and in her free time loves to write songs and sing.

Spring 2023

Alfiya Raja

Alfiya is a junior at Dublin High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field. She is mainly interested in the intersection of biomedical and computer sciences. In her free time she enjoys reading and working within her organization.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aparnaa Ananthakrishnan

Aparnaa is a junior at Metea Valley High School, who wants to pursue a career in the medical field. She is especially interested in biochemistry and precision oncology. Aparnaa loves Carnatic Music, and runs her own non-profit, which provides a platform for young artists to perform for a global audience. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading novels. 

Sreenidhi Challagundla

Sreenidhi is a junior at Cupertino High School, who is extremely passionate about biology and computer science research, and aspires to pursue a career in bioinformatics. In her free time, she enjoys solving puzzles and playing badminton.

Aparna Bhaskar

Aparna is a high school junior, who is passionate in the fields of biotechnology, computational biology, and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton and hiking. 

Aditya Bhaskara

Aditya is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School. He is very passionate about cancer biology and psychology, and plans to pursue a career in research. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, and biking. He also really likes Chipotle.

Samarth Shah

Samarth is a sophomore at Basis Independent Fremont Upper. He is very passionate about biology and chemistry, and he plans to pursue a career in medicine. He is interested in specializing into oncology, which has driven his focus on cancer biology and research. In his free time, he enjoys to explore different types of music. He also really likes Chipotle. 

Sanjana Selvaraj

Sanjana is a Junior at California High School who wants to learn more about the medical field. She is fascinated at the prospect of using gene therapy to improve the quality of life. In her free time she likes to play and teach piano, read books, and hike with her friends and family.

Conrad Hsu

Conrad is a junior at Carlmont High School, who is passionate about data science, generative models, and bioinformatics. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, playing jazz piano, or biking with his friends. 

Ivan Zhang

Ivan is a junior at Basis Independent Silicon Valley and is interested in exploring the intersections of many different fields with biology. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and listening to kpop.

Sofia Penttila

Sofia is a junior at Notre Dame High School and is interested in bioinformatics and other aspects of biology such as biomedicine and public health. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, reading, and debating.

Harshita Keerthipati

Harshita is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School who is interested in the fields of bioinformatics and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, doing karate, and going to the movies.

Madison Dee

Madison is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School who is interested in human biology. She also hopes to learn more about the medical field.  She enjoys playing soccer and doing arts and crafts in her free time.

Lakshanya Palani

Lakshanya is a Sophomore at Foothill High School who is interested in the intersection of biology and computer science. In her free time, she likes to play piano, play tennis, and spend time with friends and family.

Avani Mathur

Avani is a Senior at Oswego East High School in Illinois who is interested in biotechnology and genomics. In the future, she plans to major in neuroscience and minor in chemistry as well as conduct research throughout her education. Avani plans on attending medical school to become a physician. In her free time, she likes to play piano and badminton.

Shriya Viswanathan

Shriya is a freshman at Shepton High school in Texas. She is interested in the fields of computing and bioinformatics, applied to biotechnology and genetics. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and squash.

Shravan Kannan

Shravan is a senior at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley. He is extremely passionate on cancer research and working in the wet lab to cure cancer. Some of his interests include genetic treatments, colon cancer, and immunotherapy. In his free time, he enjoys photography, reading books, and listening to music. 

Shivani Swaminathan

Shivani Swaminathan is a sophomore at Foothill High School. She is interested in molecular medicine and genomics and hopes to pursue a career in the medical field. In her free time, she enjoys singing Indian Carnatic Vocal, sleeping, and spending time with friends and family.

Prabhav Pragash

Prabhav is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon. He is very interested in biotechnology and molecular biology, and was drawn to this group because of its exploration of the intersection between biology and computer science. Outside of academics he enjoys playing chess as a passion. His hobbies include exercising, talking with friends, and playing video games. 

Tarishi Popli

Tarishi Popli is a freshman at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont. She is deeply fascinated by biology especially medicine. She hopes to one day either do biomedical research or become a pediatrician. In her free time she loves to play the piano and dance. She also does MUN at her school.

Divya Gottumukkala

Divya Gottumukkala is a student at Notre Dame High School San Jose and hope to pursue medicine in college and eventually become a trauma surgeon. In her free time she loves hanging out with friends, watching movies with family, and reading lots of books! 

Fall 2022

Alfiya Raja

Alfiya is a junior at Dublin High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field. She is mainly interested in the intersection of biomedical and computer sciences. In her free time she enjoys reading and working within her organization.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aparnaa Ananthakrishnan

Aparnaa is a junior at Metea Valley High School, who wants to pursue a career in the medical field. She is especially interested in biochemistry and precision oncology. Aparnaa loves Carnatic Music, and runs her own non-profit, which provides a platform for young artists to perform for a global audience. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading novels. 

Sreenidhi Challagundla

Sreenidhi is a junior at Cupertino High School, who is extremely passionate about biology and computer science research, and aspires to pursue a career in bioinformatics. In her free time, she enjoys solving puzzles and playing badminton.

Arya Kulkarni

 rArya is a senior at Mountain House High School. He is extremely passionate about cance research, neurology and neuroscience. In his free time, he enjoys photography, playing board games, practicing soccer, and listening to music.

Savitha Senthilkumar

Savitha is a senior at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, and she loves exploring the different facets of medicine and drug discovery. In her free time, she enjoys reading, biking, listening to music, and doing escape rooms. 

Sanjana Selvaraj

Sanjana is a Junior at California High School who wants to learn more about the medical field. She is fascinated at the prospect of using gene therapy to improve the quality of life. In her free time she likes to play and teach piano, read books, and hike with her friends and family.

Nandini Anantha

Nandini is a senior at Los Altos High School. She is interested in the field of biology and wants to learn more about the computer science aspect of the field. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, playing the flute and reading.

Ivan Zhang

Ivan is a sophmore at Basis Independent Silicon Valley and is interested in exploring the intersections of many different fields with biology. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and listening to kpop.

Sofia Penttila

Sofia is a junior at Notre Dame High School and is interested in bioinformatics and other aspects of biology such as biomedicine and public health. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, reading, and debating.

Harshita Keerthipati

Harshita is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School who is interested in the fields of bioinformatics and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, doing karate, and going to the movies.

Madison Dee

Madison is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School who is interested in human biology. She also hopes to learn more about the medical field.  She enjoys playing soccer and doing arts and crafts in her free time.

Isaac Bai

Isaac is a junior at Solon High School, in Ohio, who is interested in the biology fieldspecifically the development of novel biotechnology. In his free time, he enjoys playing viola, reading, and hanging out with friends.

Avani Mathur

Avani is a Senior at Oswego East High School in Illinois who is interested in biotechnology and genomics. In the future, she plans to major in neuroscience and minor in chemistry as well as conduct research throughout her education. Avani plans on attending medical school to become a physician. In her free time, she likes to play piano and badminton.

Shriya Viswanathan

Shriya is a freshman at Shepton High school in Texas. She is interested in the fields of computing and bioinformatics, applied to biotechnology and genetics. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and squash.

Shravan Kannan

Shravan is a senior at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley. He is extremely passionate on cancer research and working in the wet lab to cure cancer. Some of his interests include genetic treatments, colon cancer, and immunotherapy. In his free time, he enjoys photography, reading books, and listening to music. 

Summer 2022

Alfiya Raja

Alfiya is a junior at Dublin High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field. She is mainly interested in the intersection of biomedical and computer sciences. In her free time she enjoys reading and working within her organization.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a rising junior at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Aparnaa Ananthakrishnan

Aparnaa is a junior at Metea Valley High School, who wants to pursue a career in the medical field. She is especially interested in biochemistry and precision oncology. Aparnaa loves Carnatic Music, and runs her own non-profit, which provides a platform for young artists to perform for a global audience. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading novels. 

Sreenidhi Challagundla

Sreenidhi is a junior at Cupertino High School, who is extremely passionate about biology and computer science research, and aspires to pursue a career in bioinformatics. In her free time, she enjoys solving puzzles and playing badminton.

Ashley Lin

Ashley is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. She is passionate about the field of biology and desires to learn more about gene biology . Her hobbies include drawing and watching television dramas.

Aditi Deshpande

Aditi is a freshman at Amador Valley High School. She is intrigued by the field of biology and wants to learn more about cell biology. In her free time, she likes to sing, play tennis, or hang out with friends.

Grace Zang

Grace is a junior at California Crosspoint High School who is interested in the aspects of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.  Fields of science in biomedicine such as oncology and epigenetics especially intrigue her. She enjoys playing volleyball, music, and painting. 

Prabhav Pragash

Prabhav is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon. He is very interested in biotechnology and molecular biology, and was drawn to this group because of its exploration of the intersection between biology and computer science. Outside of academics he enjoys playing chess as a passion. His hobbies include exercising, talking with friends, and playing video games. 

Arya Kulkarni


Arya is a rising senior at Mountain House High School. He is extremely passionate about cancer, neurology and neuroscience. In his free time, he enjoys photography, playing board games, practicing soccer, and listening to music.

Sowkya Namburu

Sowkya is a junior at American High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field either as a researcher or a pediatric surgeon. In her free time she she loves to play soccer, watch movies, and hangout with her friends. 

Nandini Anantha

Nandini is a senior at Los Altos High School. She is interested in the field of biology and wants to learn more about the computer science aspect of the field. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, playing the flute and reading.

Aayushi Ahlawat

Aayushi is a junior at Basis Independent Silicon Valley and is interested in exploring interdisciplinary career paths related to biology. In her free time she enjoys reading, creative writing, and doing archery.

Sofia Penttila

Sofia is a sophomore at Notre Dame High School and is interested in bioinformatics and other aspects of biology such as biomedicine and public health. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, reading, and debating.

Ivan Zhang

Ivan is a sophmore at Basis Independent Silicon Valley and is interested in exploring the intersections of many different fields with biology. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and listening to kpop.

Alice Guo

Alice is a rising senior at Westford Academy in Massachusetts. She is passionate about the field of chemistry and also interested in exploring psychology, computer science, and biology. Outside of school, she loves playing violin, creative writing, playing volleyball, and graphic design.

Sanjana Selvaraj

Sanjana is a Junior at California High School who wants to learn more about the medical field. She is fascinated at the prospect of using gene therapy to improve the quality of life. In her free time she likes to play and teach piano, read books, and hike with her friends and family.

Madison Dee

Madison is a rising junior at Dougherty Valley High School who is interested in human biology. She also hopes to learn more about the medical field.  She enjoys playing soccer and doing arts and crafts in her free time.

Shikha Kathrani

Junior at Dougherty Valley High School interested in pursing a career in bioengineering or computational biology. In her free time, she likes to watch random Ted Talks or go on long bike rides. 

Aparna Bhaskar

Aparna is a junior at Notre Dame High School San Jose, interested in pursuing a career in bioengineering and other aspects of biology like computational biology or neural engineering. Aside from research, Aparna loves to hang out with her friends and hike. 

Spring 2022

Maya Poghosyan

Maya is a junior at Dublin High School who is interested in the intersections of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science with fields of biomedicine like neuroscience and oncology.

Aparnaa Ananthakrishnan

Aparnaa is a junior at Metea Valley High School, who wants to pursue a career in the medical field. She is especially interested in biochemistry and precision oncology. Aparnaa loves Carnatic Music, and runs her own non-profit, which provides a platform for young artists to perform for a global audience. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading novels. 




Hena P

Hena is a sophomore at American High School passionate about biomedicine and biotechnology with the purpose of real-life application. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis or reading.

Sreshta Yelisetti

Sreshta is a sophomore at American High School who is eager to pursue a career involving medicine and technology. In her free time, she can be found reading or dancing. 

Alfiya Raja

Alfiya is a junior at Dublin High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field. She is mainly interested in the intersection of biomedical and computer sciences. In her free time she enjoys reading and working within her organization.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a sophomore at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Tavishi Bansal

Tavishi is a sophomore at Irvington High School who is interested in data science, machine learning, biology, and more. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, going outdoors, drawing, and taking pictures of the world around her. 

Aditya Chandra

Aditya is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School. He is interested in computer sciences and art. He enjoys reading and sketching.

Grace Zang

Grace is a junior at California Crosspoint High School who is interested in the interdisciplinary aspects of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.  Fields of science in biomedicine such as oncology and epigenetics especially intrigue her. She enjoys playing volleyball, music, and painting. 

Ashley Lin

Ashley is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. She is passionate about the field of biology and desires to learn more about gene biology . Her hobbies include drawing and watching television dramas.

Joanna He

Joanna is a senior at Amador Valley High School who is intrigued by the interdisciplinary fields of biology and computer science, and she aims to pursue a career in medicine. When she has free time, she can be found dancing, playing music, or bullet journaling.

Diya Ramesh

Diya is a junior at International Academy. She is interested in biomedical research, genomics, cancer biology, and bioinformatics, and she aspires to pursue a career as both a translational scientist and physician. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, baking, and reading.

Seungmyoung Lee 

Seungmyoung is an aspiring researcher, neuroscience enthusiast, and a high school junior at Branksome Hall, Toronto. She is passionate about discovering new aspects and clinical potential of gene therapy,  computational neuroscience, and bioinformatics that could improve the lives of children and minorities. She loves to go sunset-hunting, play golf, and to talk to her family during her free time. 

Aditi Deshpande

Aditi is a freshman at Amador Valley High School. She is intrigued by the field of biology and wants to learn more about cell biology. In her free time, she likes to sing, play tennis, or hang out with friends.

Maddie Ando

Maddie is a junior at Seattle Preparatory High School in Seattle, Washington. She was drawn to this particular group as a result of her fascination with the field of biotechnology and its implications in cancer research. In her free time, Maddie enjoys reading books, going for runs, and listening to music.

Samantha Wu

Samantha is a sophomore at Valley Christian High School in San Jose. Intrigued by the field of epigenetics and its promising implications, Samantha joined this research group to pursue her interests in this branch of research.  Outside of her aspirations in molecular biology research, she is also passionate about civil rights and racial justice. Her hobbies include running, drawing, singing, and writing.

Prabhav Pragash

Prabhav is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon. He is very interested in biotechnology and molecular biology, and was drawn to this group because of its exploration of the intersection between biology and computer science. Outside of academics he enjoys playing chess as a passion. His hobbies include exercising, talking with friends, and playing video games. 

Sowkya Namburu

Sowkya is a junior at American High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field either as a researcher or a pediatric surgeon. In her free time she she loves to play soccer, watch movies, and hangout with her friends. 

Shikha Kathrani

Junior at Dougherty Valley High School interested in pursing a career in bioengineering or computational biology. In her free time, she likes to watch random Ted Talks or go on long bike rides. 

Sanjana Selvaraj

Sanjana is a Junior at California High School who wants to learn more about the medical field. She is fascinated at the prospect of using gene therapy to improve the quality of life. In her free time she likes to play piano, read books, and hike with her friends and family.

Arya Kulkarni

Arya is a junior at Mountain House High School. He is extremely passionate about cancer, neurology and neuroscience. In his free time, he enjoys photography, playing board games, practicing soccer, and listening to music.

Fall 2021

Aditi Shankar

Aditi is a rising senior at Mission San Jose High School and is interested in the intersection between biochemistry, technology, and computer science. She can often be found baking for her non-profit, Sweets4Smiles, or singing Indian Classical music. 

Anika Aeka

Anika is a rising sophomore at Amador Valley High School in California and is interested in a career in the medical field. She enjoys learning about sciences, specifically biology and anatomy. In her free time, she can be found running her charity which provides books to local students, reading or talking to her friends.

Maya Poghosyan

Maya is a junior at Dublin High School who is interested in the intersections of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science with fields of biomedicine like neuroscience and oncology.

Aparnaa Ananthakrishnan

Aparnaa is a junior at Metea Valley High School, who wants to pursue a career in the medical field. She is especially interested in biochemistry and precision oncology. Aparnaa loves Carnatic Music, and runs her own non-profit, which provides a platform for young artists to perform for a global audience. She also enjoys playing the violin and reading novels. 




Ojasvi M

Ojasvi is a sophomore at Evergreen Valley High School who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and data science. In her free time, she can be found reading a book or playing the piano.

Kimaya Dhall

Kimaya is a senior at Westview High School. She is interested in the medical and data science fields. She is on her school's basketball team and also plays soccer.

Hena P

Hena is a sophomore at American High School passionate about biomedicine and biotechnology with the purpose of real-life application. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis or reading.

Sreshta Yelisetti

Sreshta is a sophomore at American High School who is eager to pursue a career involving medicine and technology. In her free time, she can be found reading or dancing. 

Alfiya Raja

Alfiya is a junior at Dublin High School who aims to pursue a career within the medical field. She is mainly interested in the intersection of biomedical and computer sciences. In her free time she enjoys reading and working within her organization.

Aksithi Eswaran

Aksithi is a sophomore at Notre Dame San Jose High School who wants to pursue a career in biomedicine and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess competitively, learning Carnatic music, and drawing.

Advika Govindarajan

Advika is a junior at Mission San Jose High School who loves medicine and wants to study cancer and neuroscience. She enjoys running, music, and making short films.  

James Nguyen

James is a junior at La Quinta High School and is interested in cancer biology, oncology, nanotechnology, and genetic engineering. He can often be found playing soccer and listening to music. 


Jishnu Saani

Jishnu is a sophomore at Round Rock High school. He is in the band and enjoys spending time with his friends, family, and dog in his free time.

Tavishi Bansal

Tavishi is a sophomore at Irvington High School who is interested in data science, machine learning, biology, and more. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, going outdoors, drawing, and taking pictures of the world around her. 

Summer 2021

Aditi Thanekar 

Aditi is a rising senior at Washington High School, and takes interest in expanding her coding knowledge combined with other disciplines like design and science. In her free time, she enjoys painting and playing percussion instruments.

Anusha Chittari

Anusha is a rising Junior at Monta Vista High School and is interested in pursuing STEM. Specifically, she likes computer science and exploring its applications in various fields. She can typically be found listening to music, drawing, or playing volleyball.


Anika Aeka

Anika is a rising sophomore at Amador Valley High School and is interested in a career in the medical field. She enjoys learning about sciences, specifically biology and anatomy. In her free time, she can be found running her charity which provides books to local students, reading or talking to her friends.


Celina Mao

Celina is a rising junior at Mission San Jose High School. She enjoys learning about biology and is interested in genetics and marine biology. She can often be found drawing in her free time.


Aditi Shankar

Aditi is a rising senior at Mission San Jose High School and is interested in the intersection between biochemistry, technology, and computer science. She can often be found baking for her non-profit, Sweets4Smiles, or singing Indian Classical music. 


Ujwala Nettam

Ujwala is a rising senior at Mission San Jose High School and is interested in computer science and neuroscience. She enjoys traveling and playing music.